patent
1
8.4
- adjective
- /ˈpætənt/
- Specialized
:
permeable
- And we do do that using the same device in older patients who have who have patent Freemans and who have had strokes.
Examples
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There remained strong opposition to patent protection in Brazil from powerful legislators and the domestic pharmaceutical industry; however, Brazil failed to enact patent protection legislation acceptable to the United States.
Academic text (1995) -
For example, Park et al. attributed three cases of spontaneous CSF fistula with recurrent meningitis to abnormally patent cochlear aqueducts.
Academic text (2005) -
Her airways were patent, and her sense of smell had returned to normal.
Academic text (2004) -
But you see then we inject some dye and it's still patent and still perfuse the old, the old liver.
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On examination, James was found to have a clear, patent oral airway with no swelling of his tongue or throat.
Academic text (2010) -
A saccular cyst occurs when the drainage pathway of the saccule becomes blocked or is congenitally not patent.
Academic text (2009) -
Examples of such provisions are patent linkage, data exclusivity, extension of the patent terms and scope, and restrictions on grounds for compulsory licensing and parallel importation.
Academic text (2016) -
Endoscopic examination 4 months postoperatively revealed a widely patent sphenoid ostium and no discharge. Isolated persistent sphenoid sinusitis is not uncommon.
Academic text (2009) -
Her airways were patent, allowing for easy breathing and a normal sense of smell.
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During the check-up, the doctor confirmed that the patient had a patent oral airway without any obstruction.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
7
3.4
A government office that checks, gives, and keeps records of patents and trademarks
- Specialized
7
4.9
An official request to get rights to a new invention from the government
- Specialized
6
3.9
A system of laws that gives inventors the only right to make, use, or sell an invention for a time
- Specialized
5
7.2
Making, using, or selling someone's invention that is protected by law without permission
- Specialized
2
5.2
A legal right that lets an inventor stop others from making, using, or selling an invention for a set time
- Offensive
2
9.0
A person or company that buys invention rights then sues others to get money
- Archaic
1
7.6
A medicine sold without a doctor's prescription and claimed to cure many illnesses
- Jargon
1
8.9
To use patents to demand money from companies without making the product
- Formal
An official paper from a monarch or government that gives someone the only right to make something
- Specialized
A heart problem at birth when a blood vessel between aorta and lung artery stays open, causing wrong blood flow
- Archaic
A cigar-shaped tool with spinning fins that measures a ship's speed through the water
- Formal
A document that gives an inventor the only right to make, use, or sell an invention for a set time
How Open
Surface Forms
Etymology
The adjective patent used in medicine comes from Latin patens meaning 'open'. So a patent airway or tube is simply one that is open and lets air or fluid pass.